{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2701","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2701","heading":"AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; ELIMINATION.","body":"(a) The Commissioners Court of Grayson County may authorize the judges of the district and statutory county courts in Grayson County to appoint one or more part-time or full-time magistrates to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.\n(b) The judges of the district and statutory county courts in Grayson County by a unanimous vote may appoint magistrates as authorized by the Commissioners Court of Grayson County.\n(c) An order appointing a magistrate must be signed by the local presiding judge of the district courts serving Grayson County, and the order must state:\n(1) the magistrate's name; and\n(2) the date the magistrate's employment is to begin.\n(d) An authorized magistrate's position may be eliminated on a majority vote of the Commissioners Court of Grayson County.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.005, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER RR. GRAYSON COUNTY CRIMINAL MAGISTRATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2701","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"74be7a669c4c4b61d21fc9ac95ec097a970642980f1a4e244cbaabc310fd38f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2614","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}